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Vegar

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Vegar: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Vegar: Recorded since 1956, it reached #129 in 1989, and it was last ranked in 2019.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1956–2019

Norway · Boys rank from 1956 to 2019, ranging from #129 to #564.19561957196019611963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162019#129#564
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1956#414
1957#418
1960#428
1961#338
1963#381
1964#330
1965#549
1966#372
1967#317
1968#291
1969#275
1970#175
1971#180
1972#134
1973#146
1974#147
1975#172
1976#141
1977#183
1978#169
1979#179
1980#155
1981#178
1982#177
1983#183
1984#171
1985#204
1986#156
1987#166
1988#139
1989#129
1990#138
1991#156
1992#193
1993#195
1994#230
1995#199
1996#203
1997#183
1998#195
1999#229
2000#199
2001#195
2002#262
2003#251
2004#309
2005#270
2006#277
2007#338
2008#355
2009#284
2010#440
2011#564
2012#490
2013#402
2014#512
2015#546
2016#539
2019#444

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 59 of the 64 years from 1956 to 2019.

Official data for Norway, 1956–2019 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #414 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1956–2019

    Highest recorded position: #129 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1956–2019).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #444 among boys in Norway, in 2019.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1956 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #129 in Norway in 1989.

Vegar's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2019Norwaymale#4446HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#5394HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5464HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5125HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4029HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4906HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5644HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4408HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#28417HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#35512HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#33812HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#27716HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#27015HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#30912HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#25118HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#26216HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#19529HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#19929HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#22922HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#19527HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#18332HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#20328HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#19931HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#23025HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#19533HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#19334HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#15646HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#13856HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#12959HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#13958HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#16639HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#15647HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#20431HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#17141HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#18337HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#17739HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#17837HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#15546HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#17940HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#16940HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#18335HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#14152HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#17241HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#14753HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#14654HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#13462HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#18037HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#17536HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#27516HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#29114HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#31712HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#37210HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5494HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#33011HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#3818HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3389HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4286HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#4185HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#4145HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1956 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #129 in Norway in 1989. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.